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Monster (2023) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Drama, Eita Nagayama, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Monster, Sakura Andô, Sōya Kurokawa, World Cinema
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Song Kang-ho: 3 Career-Defining Performances
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Bong Joon-ho, Broker, Kim Jee-woon, Memories of Murder, Park Chan-wook, Song Kang-ho, Thirst, World Cinema
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The Boy and the Heron (2023) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Anime, Fantasy, Hayao Miyazaki, Masaki Suda, Soma Santoki, Studio Ghibli, The Boy and the Heron, World Cinema
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Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune: Cinema’s Greatest Collaborations
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Stray Dog, The Bad Sleep Well, Throne of Blood, Toshirô Mifune, World Cinema, Yojimbo
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Review in Brief: Return to Seoul (2022/23)
This year has seen two very different films exploring different sides of the South Korean adoption industry, first Kore-ada’s BROKER and now RETURN TO SEOUL. Davy Chou’s film throws up questions of mismatched culture and heritage as the Korean-born, French-raised … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Davy Chou, Drama, Guka Han, Oh Kwang-rok, Park Ji-min, World Cinema
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Review in Brief: One Fine Morning (2022/23)
Mia Hansen-Løve’s latest deals with hardships we will all face to one extent or another, and particularly the elderly care crisis in contemporary France with nuance, pragmatism and maturity. Paris native Sandra (Léa Seydoux) has a lot on her plate, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Drama, Film, Léa Seydoux, Mia Hansen-Løve, One Fine Morning, Pascal Greggory, World Cinema
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Paul Verhoeven Films Ranked
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Basic Instinct, benedetta, black book, business is business, Elle, flesh and blood, Hollow Man, Katie Tippel, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Sci-fi, Showgirls, Soldier of Orange, spetters, Starship Troopers, the 4th man, Total Recall, Turkish delight, World Cinema
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Where to Start with Wong Kar-Wai
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Chungking Express, In the Mood for Love, The Grandmaster, Wong Kar-Wai, World Cinema
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Review in Brief: Decision to Leave (2022)
Park Chan-wook’s latest is less extreme than the films he’s most famed for (that’s the Vengeance Trilogy, particularly OLDBOY for most audiences) but is just as dazzlingly stylish and intriguing to unpack, a good deal sexier (OK, not sexier than … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged decision to leave, Oldboy, Park Chan-wook, Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Thriller, World Cinema
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